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<p>Hours after President Donald Trump <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-pulls-stefanik-nomination-united-nations-ambassador" target="_blank" rel="noopener">pulled</a> her nomination to become U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) reacted by saying it was about “stepping up as a team.”</p>
<p>During an interview on Thursday evening, Stefanik pinned the decision on a “combination” of “the New York corruption” in the special election process and the House GOP’s narrow majority.</p>
<p>“This is about stepping up as a team, and I am doing that as a leader to ensure that we can take hold of this mandate and deliver these historic results,” Stefanik said on Fox News.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">.<a href="https://twitter.com/EliseStefanik?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@EliseStefanik</a> displays PURE CLASS by stepping back from her UN Ambassador nomination to push President Trump’s agenda in Congress and serve her North Country constituents:</p>
<p>&#8220;This is about stepping up as a team, and I’m doing that as a leader to ensure that we can take hold of… <a href="https://t.co/uPq9g5gBMR">pic.twitter.com/uPq9g5gBMR</a></p>
<p>— Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) <a href="https://twitter.com/TrumpWarRoom/status/1905430337645429198?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 28, 2025</a></p>
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<p>Stefanik, who spoke with host and former Trump spokeswoman Kayleigh McEnany, mentioned budget reconciliation legislation with which the GOP aims to fulfill Trump’s domestic agenda priorities.</p>
<p>Although she testified in a confirmation hearing and advanced out of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee back in January, Stefanik never got a final vote on the Senate floor.</p>
<p>Her nomination got held up as New York Democrat Governor Kathy Hochul was <a href="https://www.semafor.com/article/03/10/2025/hochul-expected-to-slow-walk-election-to-replace-stefanik" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reportedly</a> expected to slow-walk a special election and the House GOP <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/senate-republicans-slow-walk-elise-stefanik-confirmation-un-ambassador-rcna192129" target="_blank" rel="noopener">grappled</a> with a slim majority.</p>
<p>There are 218 Republicans and 213 Democrats in the House. Two <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/critical-florida-special-elections-for-gop-coming-on-tuesday" target="_blank" rel="noopener">special elections</a> to fill GOP-won seats are set for next week in Florida. Two other vacancies are from Democrats who recently died.</p>
<p>Earlier on Thursday, Trump <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-pulls-stefanik-nomination-united-nations-ambassador" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> on Truth Social that he asked Stefanik to remain in Congress to help him deliver his “America First Agenda” on tax cuts, border security, energy, and more.</p>
<p>“With a very tight Majority, I don’t want to take a chance on anyone else running for Elise’s seat,” Trump said, adding that there are “others that can do a good job at the United Nations.”</p>
<p>Also in his social media post, Trump mentioned that House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) was “thrilled” with the decision and he said Stefanik would “rejoin the House Leadership Team.”</p>
<p>Stefanik previously served as House GOP Conference chair, a role now held by Rep. Lisa McClain (R-MI). Johnson <a href="https://x.com/SpeakerJohnson/status/1905330013244915791" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> he would <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/mike-johnson-welcomes-elise-stefanik-back-into-house-leadership" target="_blank" rel="noopener">invite</a> Stefanik back to the leadership team, but did not specify a position.</p>
<p>In her interview, Stefanik <a href="https://x.com/Acyn/status/1905428658111873374" target="_blank" rel="noopener">insisted</a> there was “good news” because “the American people will be hearing a lot more from me” as she no longer has limitations associated with a pending confirmation.</p>
<p>Stefanik also teased what comes next, saying she “looked forward to continuing to hold higher education accountable for their failures, as well as all of my work … in the national security space.”</p>
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